Maggie Millard
Recent Posts
Here's Why You Need To Start 2016 with a Rapid Improvement Event.
December 31, 2015Rapid improvement events, also known as Kaizen events, involve a small team devoting 100% of their time over three to five days to...
4 Unexpected HR Benefits of Continuous Improvement
December 21, 2015Organizations embrace continuous improvement, sometimes utilizing business process methodologies such as Six Sigma and Lean, in order to...
Happiness Is Not The Goal Of Employee Engagement Activities
January 8, 2016I was just reading an article that claimed to be a “comprehensive list of employee engagement activities.” One of the suggestions was to...
The Economic Cost of a Negative Company Culture - and How To Do Better
October 10, 2016A culture of continuous improvement is one in which employees are encouraged to speak up to make their work better. They know that they are...
9 Gift Ideas for Your Lean Loving Friends
December 4, 2015I don't know about you, but I'm a little disappointed that even after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I still have some holiday shopping...
Bert, Ernie and a Fundamental Principle of Hoshin Kanri
October 11, 2023“Hey there everybody! Can you do this, pat your head and rub your tummy? Try it. Pat on top and rub your tummy in a circle like this.” So...
Employee Recognition Software and the Spirit of Thanksgiving
November 25, 2015I love that Thanksgiving gives us all a reminder each year to be grateful for the people and things that we value in life. Some people...
3 Expert Approaches to Getting Started with Continuous Improvement
November 23, 2015-Three KaiNexus customers from two very different industries shared strategies for jump-starting continuous improvement at the recent 2015...
How These Organizations Implement 75% of Improvement Ideas
February 11, 2020Some organizations have all the luck. Their employees are smarter, more creative, and more dedicated to their work. I don’t know how they...